I was only an active Realtor for about two years but I’ve got a few stories. #1: Was looking for an investment property for myself and my father. Went to see a potential and noticed a cat urine odor as soon as we walked in. Turns out, cat’s smell like urine as they decompose. We found poor kitty in the bedroom.

#2: Owners were letting their dogs use the unfinished basement as a toilet when it wasn’t convenient to take them outside. The Seller’s agent made sure to get the dogs out of the house so I could show it to the buyer but she left the poop where it had been deposited.

#3: Walked in to an older house that had been renovated with all the new bells and whistles. Unfortunately, they hadn’t addressed the elephant; The sewer had backed up multiple times over the life of the house and it had happened again unbeknownst to the owners. This house had a basement and the water was ankle deep in the main floor kitchen! That means the basement was completely under-sewage.

#4: Was showing a home and found a pornographic calendar on display in the main bedroom. Since I was in there before my Buyer (mother with kids), I quickly moved the calendar to the laundry bin. Seller complained to his agent that I had messed with his stuff! My Broker said I should have left it hanging.